Costaceae
Costus allenii
- Family
- Costaceae
- Genus
- Costus
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Common names
By language (1)
- Arabic
- قسط ألني
Photos
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons ![Costus allenii: 閉鞘薑屬 Costus allenii 'Red Stem' [新加坡植物園 Singapore Botanic Gardens]](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/%E9%96%89%E9%9E%98%E8%96%91%E5%B1%AC_Costus_allenii_%27Red_Stem%27_-%E6%96%B0%E5%8A%A0%E5%9D%A1%E6%A4%8D%E7%89%A9%E5%9C%92_Singapore_Botanic_Gardens-_%2814913315413%29.jpg/500px-%E9%96%89%E9%9E%98%E8%96%91%E5%B1%AC_Costus_allenii_%27Red_Stem%27_-%E6%96%B0%E5%8A%A0%E5%9D%A1%E6%A4%8D%E7%89%A9%E5%9C%92_Singapore_Botanic_Gardens-_%2814913315413%29.jpg)
Photo: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
![Costus allenii: 閉鞘薑屬 Costus allenii 'Red Stem' [新加坡植物園 Singapore Botanic Gardens]](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/%E9%96%89%E9%9E%98%E8%96%91%E5%B1%AC_Costus_allenii_%27Red_Stem%27_-%E6%96%B0%E5%8A%A0%E5%9D%A1%E6%A4%8D%E7%89%A9%E5%9C%92_Singapore_Botanic_Gardens-_%2814913315413%29.jpg/1280px-%E9%96%89%E9%9E%98%E8%96%91%E5%B1%AC_Costus_allenii_%27Red_Stem%27_-%E6%96%B0%E5%8A%A0%E5%9D%A1%E6%A4%8D%E7%89%A9%E5%9C%92_Singapore_Botanic_Gardens-_%2814913315413%29.jpg)
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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.